Concerto
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This Bloomberg article seems to think we are.
Warmest Oceans on Record Could Set Off a Year of Extreme Weather
Warmest Oceans on Record Could Set Off a Year of Extreme Weather
Are we heading for a year of extreme weather worldwide?
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oldharry
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Maybe we'll be glad our boats are safe ashore.....
boomerangben
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Interesting thoughts. I read somewhere, with of course questionable provenance, that with the drastic drop in air travel, there are fewer particulates in the air, reducing cloud seeding (I gather water droplets need a particle of dust/smoke/etc on which to condense). If true, fewer clouds = less rain, more solar heating of the surface = higher temperature.......
Who knows, its a complicated system.
Who knows, its a complicated system.
Quandary
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It is already extreme up here in the West of Scotland, no rain at all this month and wall to wall sunshine most days. I might have to start watering the garden?
GTom
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Wow, shall I keep the mast down? I thought we'll have a few years left before the West coast of Scotland and Ireland turns to be the new Med but apparently it is coming in faster...
PhillM
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I have just completed an excellent and free Futurelearn course about the weather. One stat they quote is that when that volcano erupted and caused cessation of air travel, the increased pollution from the volcano was much more than just compensated for, by the lack of pollution from air travel.
edit: Here is the quotation:
"As the figure below shows, the amount of carbon dioxide the volcano emitted was less than the amount saved by the cancellation of European and trans-Atlantic flights. In addition, fewer flights means fewer contrails, which may have meant there was less high level cloud. What impact this may have on the climate is still being researched."
This is a link to the page, but you may need to register on the (free) course to see it in full.
The impact of volcanoes - Come Rain or Shine
edit: Here is the quotation:
"As the figure below shows, the amount of carbon dioxide the volcano emitted was less than the amount saved by the cancellation of European and trans-Atlantic flights. In addition, fewer flights means fewer contrails, which may have meant there was less high level cloud. What impact this may have on the climate is still being researched."
This is a link to the page, but you may need to register on the (free) course to see it in full.
The impact of volcanoes - Come Rain or Shine
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Stemar
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We might already be there:
US megadrought 'already under way'
On a far smaller scale, our winter was so mild some nasturtiums in our garden have survived. They're supposed to be annuals, killed off by the first frosts, but I think we had two nights where the temperature got down close to zero, and just one where the lawn was whiteish
US megadrought 'already under way'
On a far smaller scale, our winter was so mild some nasturtiums in our garden have survived. They're supposed to be annuals, killed off by the first frosts, but I think we had two nights where the temperature got down close to zero, and just one where the lawn was whiteish
